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Introduction Back in September, I sat down and began to set out a preaching schedule and themes for the next few months. I knew we were going to do Jonah and I looked at the dates for Advent. Advent, a time to reflect on the beginning of Emmanuel, God dwelling with us, and I noticed that there would…

Previously, Jesus has been addressing misunderstandings of the law and of practice. In this section, he addresses three practices (giving, praying, and fasting). In each of them there is a contrast between the practices of the religious leaders of the day and how followers of Jesus ought to practice…

Knowing God – Part 4 – The Acts of God Proposition: God wants us to Know Him by knowing His Sovereign Acts An attribute refers to the characteristics of a person. In other words, attributes describe the nature of God. We learned that it is impossible to describe who God is in one word or a small sentence.…

"A prisoner about to be executed asked to be brought before the sultan. Granted, in pleading for his life, he said to the sultan, 'If you will spare me for a year, I will teach your favorite black horse to talk.' Intrigued by the idea, the sultan accepted this proposition, and the prisoner was returned…

Failing to Plan, is Planning to Fail - how many of us have been told if we are to be successful we have to plan for that success? We are to set goals, and benchmarks to reach those goals. This month, I am writing my annual faculty report, but it started last year with a plan of work - setting goals for…

There’s so much craziness in the world today that it makes one wonder if everything is going out of control. It would be easy to simply give up trying to make sense out of it. This man was handed over to you by God’s set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death…

Imagine for a bit that you want to build and run a hospital. First you would need to determine what the hospital will be for – cancer treatment, pediatric, psychiatric, rehab, or just general. Once you’ve got the plan you need to build it. Then you need the people to run it – the doctor’s and nurses,…

What Happens When You Pray To know what happens when you pray, we first have to know the purpose of prayer, correct? Prayer is the way we communicate and praise God! Prayer is not: bargaining with God, making demands of God, only asking God for things, bother God and taking up His time, a way to control…

If I had written the Book of Ecclesiastes, I would have stopped at the end of chapter 2. It would have been a very, very short book. It would have been like 2 John, Jude, or Philemon. Solomon has written a wonderful conclusion—for any person to find ultimate meaning in life, he has to go outside of himself…

Nehemiah had a vision of an ambitious plan for God’s people; it was essential for prayer to be the link which allowed Nehemiah to know the vision for God’s people and to act upon it.

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord : And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. I. Job's Recognition of God's Sovereignty A. Job's…

Evening 16th Oct 2022

Over the last few weeks, we have looked at God’s promises… We looked at his promises about giving. Then we looked at God's promises of heaven, and then we looked at God's promises of His Spirit, the Holy Spirit last week. Today, I want us to look at God's promises about your future. Now, you ought to…

As we begin a series on Ephesians today, we’re going to be hearing from Paul’s letter to the churches around that region that displays the scope of God’s eternal plan for all humanity. As I read our scripture, I’m going to read the passage twice. The first time without the words on the screen, the second…

Good Morning, turn in your Bibles with me to Luke chapter 2. Today we are going to look at the birth of Christ and even more strategically that God was providentially at work behind the scene of all of this. Would you stand with me today for the reading of God’s Word. 1 In those days a decree went out…

Intro: I want to grow things. It started with grass, now its transitioned to plants that produce something that I can consume. Its just this stage in life where my kids are growing up, moving out, and i guess i have to something else to invest my time into so that I might see growth. In my limited experience…

Introduction Telling a great story and words pile up. Paul’s excitement for the person of Jesus. Why should we be excited about Jesus? Because of His plan for you. Text Paul’s statement of worship. Blessed = good word Eulogy. Let’s brag on God for who He is and what He has done. Fuel of worship. Overflow…

Our discussion today gets into the motivation behind why God sent His Son down to earth to die for us.

We are going to begin a study of one of the most important characters in the Bible—Moses. God used Moses to perform more miracles than anyone else, except Jesus. God also inspired Moses to write the first five books of the Bible. When Jesus was transfigured, only two Old Testament saints—Moses and Elijah—came…

Evening Service 24th July 2022

The Gospel Project® for Adults Leader Guide ESV, Unit 2, Session 3 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. God Provides for His Promise Summary and Goal God gave Abraham and Sarah Isaac,…

Our good God resolves problems that He didn't cause.

The Mission of God The God who Gives Second Chances Joshua 8:1–10 (ESV) 1 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear and do not be dismayed. Take all the fighting men with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, his city, and his land. 2 And you shall…

Intro What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; You may have heard or read this phrase before, anyone know where it comes from? Shakespear - Romeo and Juliet - Juliet is trying to convince herself after meeting Romeo that if he only had a different last name,…

Devotion 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. Prayer Announcements Weekly Theme: Word for the Week: Memory verse 8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. 7 The works of His hands are verity…